The Most Excellent Grand Superintendent, E Comp James Sharpley is pleased to announce that the following Companions have been appointed to or promoted in Grand Rank: Alick Walter BURGE PAGDC Peter Ross COX PAGDC Colin TAYLOR PAGDC The following Companions are to be promoted from PAGDC to PGStB Roderick Ivor KENT through Hertfordshire Stanley Davison ANDERSON through MetGC Christopher FOXCROFT through MetGC The Most Excellent Grand Superintendent send his personal congratulations and best wishes to the Companions…

Edmonton Latymer Chapter No5026, recently Exalted W Bro Trevor Tye into the Holy Royal Arch. This in itself wasn’t particularly remarkable but for the fact that W Bro Trevor had not joined any other order since he was initiated into Waltham Cross Lodge in 1959, in a joint ceremony with his cousin, W Bro Vernon Tye. Companion Trevor has taken to his new order with great passion and has started to study the connection between…

On Thursday 6th October 2016 at 5pm at Mayflower Place, Hertingfordbury, Bro Graeme Rawlings was Exalted into the Holy Royal Arch by the Principals and Officers of the Stanstead Abbotts Chapter in a truly ‘Excellent’ manner! The meeting in the Temple was followed by a splendid Festive Board with good food and conversation, enjoyed by all who attended. The photo shows the Chapter’s 2nd Principal, E Comp Martin Walker, PPGSN, our newly Exalted Companion Graeme…

At the Annual Convocation in November 2016 E. Companion Derrick Lyons was awarded the Most Excellent Grand Superintendent’s Certificate of Service to Royal Arch Masonry, in recognition for the hard work and years of devotion to the Holy Royal Arch. What makes this all the more remarkable is that the Chapter already has three other members who have received the same honour – E. Comps. Len Collins, Howard Freeman and John Cooper. The Chapter must…

The Grand Superintendent in and over the Province of Hertfordshire, E Comp James Sharpley, has tasked me with updating and revising not only the Royal Arch Mentor Scheme but also the relationship between the Royal Arch Province and the Royal Arch Representatives in each of our Lodges. This initiative has the full backing and support of the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master, R W Bro Paul Gower. A series of Receptions for Chapter Mentors and…

In November 2015, the Grand Superintendent invited me to take on the role of Royal Arch Provincial Mentor. Although the position had existed for several years we decided to re-evaluate it and decide what was needed in these times of falling numbers in both the Craft and the Royal Arch. What we came up with may briefly described as the ‘3 R’s’ – Recruitment, Retention and Re-engagement. In effect I am the Membership Officer for…

At the Annual Convocation on Monday, 7th November 2016, the Most Excellent Grand Superintendent James Sharpley, presented to the Provincial Grand Master, Right Worshipful Brother Paul Gower, a cheque for £4000.00 in support of the 2019 Festival in aid of the Charity, formerly known as the Royal Masonic Trust for Girls and Boys. Many Hertfordshire Chapters are also supporting this most worthy of causes and this donation from the Royal Arch Province of Hertfordshire helps…